Wade Allan Bouldin, 77, passed away at his residence in McMinnville on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.

Wade Allan was born the oldest of three brothers to Wade Crawford and Cornelia Bouldin of Gruetli-Laager, TN on Nov. 11, 1945. He graduated from Grundy County High School and attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He was a farmer in the Gruetli-Laager and Viola communities and a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he served in the Army. He was a lover of baseball, the great outdoors and his family.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Wade Crawford and Cornelia Bouldin; and his younger brother, Gary Lee Bouldin.

He is survived by his two sons, Timothy and Nathan (Morgan) Bouldin of McMinnville; his brother, Michael (Laura) Bouldin of Brentwood, Tenn., his niece Amy Bouldin of Columbia, Tenn., his nephew, Kevin (Banning) Bouldin of Nashville; his three granddaughters, Allison, Alice and Nora Bouldin; and his great-nephew, Oka Bouldin. 

He regularly attended Centertown United Methodist Church and was loved by many in the Centertown, Viola and Gruetli-Laager communities. A graveside service will be held at Viola Cemetery on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 at 1 p.m. 

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) February 8, 2023